Category Archives: submission

driving lessons

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Proverbs 4 My youngest daughter is learning to drive.  Some of the advice she is getting sounds very much like Solomon’s wisdom for his sons.  She needs to turn the headlights on when it gets dark, so that she can … Continue reading →

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idiots

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Proverbs 1:20-33 We are introduced to four characters today, each of whom we will see developed in the chapters that follow:  Wisdom is the voice calling in the streets.  The others (the simple ones, the scoffers, and the fools) are … Continue reading →

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the burdens of Bel and Nebo

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 46-47 The gods of the Babylonians had their day.  They thought that they had exalted the empire (the daughter of Babylon) to everlasting prominence (47:7). But the LORD reveals through the prophet that it was HE who had allowed … Continue reading →

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upside down worldviews

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 29:1-30:17 The people would not inquire of the LORD nor listen to his prophet. Their worldview was upside down. They were God’s creation, yet they regarded him as the thing created. Listen, secular humanists and Marxists! They were made … Continue reading →

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best guesses

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

Job 40:6-42:6 The LORD first challenges Job, and Job quickly repents and submits.  While Job was right to defend himself, he really did not understand God enough to explain what was happening to him.  God describes two powerful creatures, showing … Continue reading →

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whatever happens

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

2 Kings 23:31-24:17 The end of Judah came not with an explosive battle, but with a series of failures.  There were attacks on all sides, and nothing that anyone could do.  The great city that was Jerusalem became a collection … Continue reading →

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getting out of the way

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

2 Kings 2 This passage does not prove a lot of the things that people think it does.  It says nothing about where someone goes when he dies. Elijah did not die that day.  A number of the incidents of … Continue reading →

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submitting to the stretch

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

1 Kings 17 Both Elijah and the widow of Zarephath learn the same lesson.  God will miraculously provide if need exists, but he might also occasionally place his children in a position where their faith is stretched.  He does this … Continue reading →

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adventures in failure

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

1 Samuel 9:1-10:16 It was a singular journey in which Saul and his companion set out to find his father’s lost donkeys, and failed.  But along the way Saul discovered Samuel, and was treated to a number of miracles and … Continue reading →

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time for a king … or not

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

1 Samuel 8 The people were tired of how God was working out his will among them.  They wanted a king, and they demanded that Samuel appoint one.  The LORD told Samuel to relent and give them a king, and … Continue reading →

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